Paavo Johannes Aaltonen (11 December 1919 – 9 September 1962)[1] was a Finnish artistic gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he won four medals, of which three were gold, including a three-way tie for gold in the pommel horse with teammates Veikko Huhtanen and Heikki Savolainen.

At the 1950 World Championships, Aaltonen won the gold medal on the horizontal bar and the team silver medal.

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